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Highest Paying Industries for Miscellaneous Protective Service Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for miscellaneous protective service workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $76,370, postal service (federal government) is the highest paying industry for miscellaneous protective service workers. It is followed by aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry (average annual salary $69,460). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of miscellaneous protective service workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Miscellaneous Protective Service Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Postal Service (federal government)	$76,370	$62,790	180
2	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$69,460	$30,090	200
3	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$67,330	$27,690	300
4	Scientific Research and Development Services	$67,330	$27,690	300
5	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$59,780	$30,900	260
6	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$58,260	$31,350	250
7	Utilities	$50,460	$39,790	n/a
8	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$49,010	$19,180	40
9	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$46,750	$27,560	170
10	Manufacturing	$45,410	$25,180	500
11	Finance and Insurance	$44,830	$22,710	300
12	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$44,620	$22,220	100
13	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$44,060	$26,890	80
14	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$44,060	$26,890	80
15	Rail Transportation	$44,000	$26,100	30
16	Depository Credit Intermediation	$43,060	$25,800	130
17	Spectator Sports	$41,450	$22,170	620
18	Warehousing and Storage	$41,300	$30,860	1,920
19	Ship and Boat Building	$40,700	$31,730	60
20	Chemical Manufacturing	$40,270	$25,170	n/a
21	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$40,220	$20,180	1,010
22	Air Transportation	$40,040	$20,470	40
23	Support Activities for Transportation	$39,410	$26,840	1,010
24	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$39,230	$21,660	110
25	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$38,500	$21,190	140
26	Federal government, including USPS	$38,450	$33,160	46,200
27	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$38,420	$33,160	46,020
28	Scheduled Air Transportation	$37,820	$19,960	30
29	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$37,060	$18,660	40
30	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$36,340	$18,910	420
31	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$36,270	$19,150	3,950
32	Engineering Services	$36,190	$18,870	410
33	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$36,050	$31,170	210
34	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$35,990	$29,970	210
35	Hospitals - State government owned	$35,560	$23,750	240
36	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$34,740	$22,690	30
37	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$34,660	$25,810	560
38	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$34,470	$26,140	8,270
39	State government, including schools and hospitals	$34,030	$24,540	10,450
40	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$33,500	$22,210	250
41	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$33,290	$20,510	n/a
42	Land Subdivision	$33,050	$17,790	100
43	Specialty Trade Contractors	$32,880	$20,870	270
44	Wholesale Trade	$32,450	$19,180	230
45	Facilities Support Services	$31,810	$17,170	n/a
46	Religious Organizations	$31,780	$17,660	130
47	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$31,290	$17,730	1,630
48	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$30,970	$23,070	240
49	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$30,810	$17,750	161,620
50	Federal, State, and Local Government	$30,810	$17,750	161,620
51	Utility System Construction	$30,690	$20,460	460
52	Educational Services - State government owned	$30,430	$17,580	1,940
53	Security Systems Services	$30,290	$20,510	1,790
54	Gambling Industries	$29,780	$18,180	n/a
55	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$29,780	$17,420	810
56	Grocery Stores	$29,700	$20,100	210
57	Food and Beverage Stores	$29,700	$20,100	210
58	Construction	$29,640	$19,520	1,560
59	Social Advocacy Organizations	$29,590	$17,570	n/a
60	Investigation and Security Services	$29,480	$20,290	4,120
61	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$29,410	$18,860	330
62	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$29,380	$19,680	1,240
63	Freight Transportation Arrangement	$29,250	$22,180	n/a
64	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$28,650	$18,610	1,700
65	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$28,610	$20,160	120
66	Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services	$28,520	$20,170	2,320
67	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$28,400	$17,570	208,550
68	Educational Support Services	$28,120	$18,430	1,800
69	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$28,100	$20,880	30
70	Health and Personal Care Stores	$28,100	$20,880	30
71	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$27,880	$19,700	640
72	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$27,860	$19,370	260
73	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$27,860	$20,550	60
74	Information	$27,520	$17,650	330
75	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$27,360	$19,840	30
76	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$26,530	$17,240	80
77	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$26,420	$17,180	850
78	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$26,420	$17,850	1,280
79	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$26,340	$18,080	390
80	Department Stores	$26,320	$20,370	n/a
81	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$26,170	$17,390	3,710
82	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$26,140	$17,600	1,470
83	Other Residential Care Facilities	$25,810	$20,580	90
84	Nonresidential Building Construction	$25,320	$18,770	40
85	Telecommunications	$25,170	$17,420	230
86	Other Support Services	$25,150	$18,300	8,480
87	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$25,010	$17,850	750
88	Transportation and Warehousing	$24,960	$17,810	21,960
89	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$24,680	$18,920	180
90	Nonstore Retailers	$24,520	$19,820	110
91	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$24,440	$18,860	n/a
92	Administrative and Support Services	$24,170	$17,380	18,180
93	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$24,160	$17,380	18,230
94	Legal Services	$24,100	$17,110	640
95	School and Employee Bus Transportation	$23,930	$17,750	16,810
96	Retail Trade	$23,820	$19,810	9,720
97	General Merchandise Stores	$23,770	$19,840	9,140
98	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$23,730	$17,370	1,120
99	Educational Services - Privately owned	$23,530	$17,250	5,970
100	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$23,520	$20,500	30